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School 4 start ups webcast by Stream UK

November 26th, 2009

ex-‘Dragon’ Doug Richard and his School for Startups have proved to be the leading provider of business training

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Ideal Conditions To Build A High Growth Startup Like Heyzap: Y Combinator & San Francisco?

October 27th, 2009

There’s been a lot of talk lately about all kinds of accelerators and Y Combinator like set-ups in the Nordic and Baltic countries. Most recently Aalto Entrepreneurship Society announced that they are in the process of building their own ‘Y Combinator’, although this would be directed only to Aalto University, which really makes it a university incubator. Just as much there has been discussion on whether Seedcamp model or Y Combinator like model is the better one (Y Combinator leading th

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Social media case study from Matthew Lehman of Progressive

October 21st, 2009

Come to BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media on November 10 in Atlanta to hear Coca-Cola, UPS, SunGard, Orange Business Services, ConAgra Foods, Turner Broadcast System, Newell Rubbermaid, and The Home Depot share case studies in corporate social media. You’ll learn how to get started, get past roadblocks, and make your social media program phenomenal — in one afternoon, for just $250. You’ll get practical, how-to advice on creating great content, getting management buy-in, educating em

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Andy’s Answers: How Wal-Mart is engaging massive audiences online

October 13th, 2009

My company, GasPedal, recently hosted BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media in Minneapolis. The fantastic event featured eight case studies on corporate social media from some of the world’s biggest companies. As we gear up for our next BlogWell in Atlanta on Nov. 10 — featuring case studies from Coca-Cola, UPS, SunGard, Orange Business Services, ConAgra Foods, Turner Broadcasting System, Newell Rubbermaid and The Home Depot — I’m sharing some of my favorite lessons from Minneapolis. Wal

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The Devolution Of The Dependent

October 12th, 2009

I know that everyone with a financial stake in indie film is darkening their diapers these days. But the drama is predictable and sadly, could be much worse before the end of 2010. This is, simply, how I see it: Miramax under The Weinsteins built a viable business out of indie, maximizing small pick-ups into big dollars, in perspective. The grew from a $150m budget Dependent at Disney into a $700 million a year fat pig of a company, teetering dangerously on becoming a loser. Meanwhile

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